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Submitted by C09FF (India), Apr 11, 2010 at 16:25

Buddhism has its roots to Hindusim, know before you speak. Gautama Buddha was a Hindu taught by Hindu sages and rishi's of those times and then He found His own way to enlightenment only after leaning. Hinduism is just too vast to confine it to mere rituals.

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